Where does “mitalitili” come from?

mitalitili (Finnish) comes from Finnish mitali, from Swedish medalj, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius — to put, to place; to locate.

mitalitili (Finnish): the medals one has earned especially with, usually within a single event with multiple competitions

Definitions

  1. the medals one has earned especially with, usually within a single event with multiple competitions

Ancestry of “mitalitili”, step by step

mitalitili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mitali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmitalimedal
2Swedishmedalja medal
3Frenchmédaillemedal
4Italianmedagliamedal; third-person singular present indicative...
5Medieval Latinmedaliahalf a denarius
6Latinmedialianominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative...
7Latinmedialismedial; of or belonging to the middle
8Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
9Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
10Old Latinstlocus
11Proto-Italicstlokos
12Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Finnish tili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiliaccount
2Old Saxonthili
3Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus
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